As California regulators consider banning high-silica engineered stone linked to deadly silicosis, countertop manufacturers ...

Exposure to mixed coal mine dust that contains silica — a carcinogen — can lead to the development of pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease. (Getty Images) The U.S. House Appropriations ...

Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new federal rule aiming to limit underground miners' exposure to dangerous air particles officially went into effect on Monday. The new rule seeks to limit miners' exposure to what ...

FILE - United Mine Workers of America President Cecil E. Roberts speaks at a rally to celebrate Mitchell Day, a UMWA union holiday, on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Waynesburg, Pa. Roberts on Friday, June ...

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has unanimously approved a permanent standard to protect workers from respirable crystalline silica (RCS). According to a recent release, ...

We’ve heard a great deal of talk in recent months about respirable crystalline silica dust. OSHA’s new standard, which reduces the permissible amount fivefold, is sure to mean changes on some job ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a safety alert urging employers in the stone countertop fabrication industry to protect workers from silica dust exposure, following ...